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Slower annual U.S. web sales to come
Description: Slower annual U.S. web sales to come The market for online retailing remains robust, but the annual growth rate will begin to slow, particularly as retailers concentrate on
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Search engine marketing ROI rises in Q1, study says
Description: Search engine marketing ROI rises in Q1, study says Sales garnered through search engine marketing surged 70% year-over-year in the first quarter, as campaign size and cost each
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Use of RSS rising among marketers, a Jupiter survey finds
Description: Use of RSS rising among marketers, a Jupiter survey finds Many companies are experimenting with RSS as a supplement to their email strategy and that includes retailers and
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Number of home broadband users rises 30% to over 100 million, Nielsen says
Description: Number of home broadband users rises 30% to over 100 million, Nielsen says The number of people in the U.S. accessing the Internet via broadband connections from their homes
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Ritz Interactive redesigns its flagship camera and boat web sites
Description: Ritz Interactive redesigns its flagship camera and boat web sites Ritz Interactive Inc. is giving a pair of its core web sites, RitzCamera.com and BoatersWorld.com, a facelift.
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Jewelry Television acquires Shop At Home Network assets
Description: Jewelry Television acquires Shop At Home Network assets With The E.W. Scripps Co. just over a week away from pulling the plug on its relationship with TV and web retailer Shop At
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Search marketing company iCrossing gets $15 million in new funding
Description: Search marketing company iCrossing gets $15 million in new funding Online marketing company iCrossing has received $15 million in Series D finding from Oak Investment Partners,
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Scandinavian countries lead in online purchases of products or services
Description: Scandinavian countries lead in online purchases of products or services Three out of four Internet users in Scandinavian countries have purchased goods or services online,
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Toysrus.com swings into the black in first quarter
Description: Toysrus.com swings into the black in first quarter Toys R Us Inc. is reporting higher web sales and a profit for the first quarter. The toys retailer grew its e-commerce sales
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Shogging? Pepperjam combines shopping and blogging
Description: Shogging? Pepperjam combines shopping and blogging Pepperjam today launched a redesigned site that now includes a blog in which customers can post reviews and comments on
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Google introduces dayparting to allow bidding by time of day
Description: Google introduces dayparting to allow bidding by time of day Googles dayparting ad scheduling option announced this week makes more generally accessible to advertisers what some
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Charming Shoppes is on track to become a $200 million web retailer
Description: Charming Shoppes is on track to become a $200 million web retailer Now that Charming Shoppes Inc. has fully completed its acquisition of Crosstown Traders Inc., the company
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Search marketing service drives big gains at Peets
Description: Search marketing service drives big gains at Peets Revenue at the e-commerce site of Petes Coffee & Tea Inc. increased 310% from search after using Coremetrics Search Services,
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Using the web, Real Mex Restaurants cuts credit card approvals to 1 second
Description: Using the web, Real Mex Restaurants cuts credit card approvals to 1 second With deployment of the web technology-based iPass Retail Connection, Real Mex Restaurants has reduced
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Multi-channel retailers often overlook integrated data, analyst says
Description: Multi-channel retailers often overlook integrated data, analyst says Pressed by competition to expand multi-channel shopping services through initiatives like in-store web-based
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Neiman Marcus web sales climb 31% in Q3
Description: Neiman Marcus web sales climb 31% in Q3 Neiman Marcus Group Inc. is reporting strong web sales for the third quarter: e-commerce sales increased 31% while total sales rose by
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To $1 million in less than eight weeks
Description: To $1 million in less than eight weeks Lumber Liquidators, the countrys largest direct retailer of hardwood flooring, has generated $1 million in revenues since it launched a
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ATG names a new vice president of services
Description: ATG names a new vice president of services E-commerce software provider Art Technology Group Inc. has named Lou Frio as senior vice president of services. Frio joins ATG from
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A full service auction site in your pants pocket
Description: A full service auction site in your pants pocket Mobile phones are ubiquitous: 195 million Americans carry one. For any of the millions of mobile phone users who wish to
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RedPrairie sharpens focus on demand management with acquisition of BlueCube
Description: RedPrairie sharpens focus on demand management with acquisition of BlueCube RedPrairie Corp., a provider of web-based supply chain management technology, will focus more on the
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Aberdeen Group expands retail practice
Description: Aberdeen Group expands retail practice Technology research and consulting firm Aberdeen Group has added two analysts, Russ Klein and Greg Belkin, to its retail industry practice
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How a single database strategy uncorks growth at K&L Wine Merchants
Description: How a single database strategy uncorks growth at K&L Wine Merchants K&L Wine Merchants deals with a constantly changing inventory of specialty wines, but moving information from
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Vcommerce Corp. names chief financial officer
Description: Vcommerce Corp. names chief financial officer Randy Buness has been named vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer of Vcommerce Corp., a provider
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Dean Harris named to Performance Bridge advisory board
Description: Dean Harris named to Performance Bridge advisory board Technology and performance-focused online advertising agency Performance Bridge has named Dean Harris, who is chief
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Silverpop promotes Chris Curtin to CTO and expands development staff
Description: Silverpop promotes Chris Curtin to CTO and expands development staff Silverpop, provider of permission-based e-mail marketing products and services, has added three technology
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Study lists the world`s top 20 web sites
Description: Study lists the world`s top 20 web sites Search engines, brand names and delivery services companies dot what Byte Level Research says are the top 20 web sites in the world.
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GiftCertificates.com loses its CEO
Description: GiftCertificates.com loses its CEO Timothy Barefield will step down Sept. 15 as GiftCertificates.com CEO due to what the company describes as a family health issue. Beginning
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Newspaper web site users buy more online than average users, says new study
Description: Newspaper web site users buy more online than average users, says new study The Internet has created many competitors to newspapers, not only in delivering the news but in
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Think Partnership names Scott P. Mitchell as CEO
Description: Think Partnership names Scott P. Mitchell as CEO Think Partnership Inc., a provider of e-marketing and electronic commerce services and applications, has named Scott P. Mitchell
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Former BusinessLand, Gap and Sears exec joins Tentoe as CEO
Description: Former BusinessLand, Gap and Sears exec joins Tentoe as CEO Rick Martin, a former executive with BusinessLand, Gap Inc. and Sears, is the new president and CEO of Tentoe, a
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What color is your search engine?
Description: What color is your search engine? Search engine and comparison shopping site ShopWiki has introduced an advanced image analysis feature that enables shoppers to narrow product
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Canadians spent an average of C$447 online in past six months
Description: Canadians spent an average of C$447 online in past six months Online Canadians spent an average of C$447 in the past six months, with 80% making two or more online purchases,
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Four Wheel Drive Hardware cuts delivery costs with address management tools
Description: Four Wheel Drive Hardware cuts delivery costs with address management tools Shipping large numbers of parts and catalogs for new as well as vintage Jeeps, Four Wheel Drive
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An increase in visits at 9 of the top 10 hardware manufacturer sites in May
Description: An increase in visits at 9 of the top 10 hardware manufacturer sites in May Nine of the top 10 hardware manufacturer sites experienced an increase in visits in May, led by Sun
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Social networks grow bigbut are still seeking ways to monetize traffic
Description: Social networks grow bigbut are still seeking ways to monetize traffic The relatively new phenomenon of online social networking is exhibiting the behavior that new,
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CyberSource relaunches BidPay auction payment service
Description: CyberSource relaunches BidPay auction payment service CyberSource Corp., provider of electronic payment processing and risk management for online retailers, has relaunched the
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For these shoppers, online security should speak Spanish
Description: For these shoppers, online security should speak Spanish Having effective security measures in place to protect online shoppers` personal financial information is one way to
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New CyberSource system designed to take the worry out of PCI compliance
Description: New CyberSource system designed to take the worry out of PCI compliance CyberSource Corp.s new Payment Data Management system lets e-retailers process online payments under the
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Retail site content crosses a new horizon with iPod videos for DIYers
Description: Retail site content crosses a new horizon with iPod videos for DIYers The ways that retailers can add content to their continue to expand. The latest content offering harnesses
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Number of phishing sites continues to mushroom
Description: Number of phishing sites continues to mushroom The number of phishing web sites, which mimic legitimate online businesses to steal credit card accounts and other confidential
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Marketing company BlackFoot gets $2.5 million in financing
Description: Marketing company BlackFoot gets $2.5 million in financing BlackFoot, an online marketing company, has received $2.5 million in Series A financing from Canaan Partners and Draper
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BuySAFEs bonded buying boosts conversions on eBay by 2.1%
Description: BuySAFEs bonded buying boosts conversions on eBay by 2.1% Displaying the buySAFE seal boosted conversion by 2.1% over items that didn`t show the seal across 1.6 million listings
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Analytics help AllergyBuyersClub.com boost sales by 35%
Description: Analytics help AllergyBuyersClub.com boost sales by 35% AllergyBuyersClub.com, a retailer of health-focused home products, has increased sales by 35% over the past year in large
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Discover sets up merchant advisory council for online fraud issues
Description: Discover sets up merchant advisory council for online fraud issues Discover Network, issuer of the Discover card, has set up a merchant advisory council to identify and address
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How online auctioneer WhaBAM kicks counterfeiters off its site
Description: How online auctioneer WhaBAM kicks counterfeiters off its site Crooks increasingly are using online auction sites to sell stolen or counterfeit items, but one fledgling auction
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Online fraud prevention requires a suite of tools, Ice.com says
Description: Online fraud prevention requires a suite of tools, Ice.com says Online retailers need to use a suite of fraud-prevention tools, rather than a single measure, if they want to
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Address verification less effective at preventing online fraud, study says
Description: Address verification less effective at preventing online fraud, study says Web retailers are in a virtual arms race when it comes to implementing new technology that combats
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Attack of the Killer Tarantulas!
Description: Attack of the Killer Tarantulas! Theres no business like show business. And Spilsbury Inc. is playing things up this year by adding audio and video capabilities to its
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How does one go shopping without a shopping cart?
Description: How does one go shopping without a shopping cart? Its difficult for many e-retailers to imagine racking up $5.5 million in sales in one year without their web site having one of
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Top 50 retailers get good grades for May site performance
Description: Top 50 retailers get good grades for May site performance The webs 50 biggest retailers delivered solid performance to their online customers in May. Gomez Inc. compared the
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